novelden Chapter 697 The Emperor with Evil Taste
Chapter 697 The Emperor with Evil Taste
The Queen Mother stood up suddenly, her chest rising and falling violently, obviously irritated by the Emperor. She said sarcastically, "Twenty cents? The Emperor is making the best use of his talents."
Sheng Jingchen accepted the compliment without hesitation. He looked at the forbearing old woman with a slightly sideways smile, "I don't know why my mother is so angry?"
The Empress Dowager glared at the person on the couch. Even though she had a thousand words to say, in the end, she only said one sentence: "I am worried about the reputation of the Emperor!"
The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, and replied lazily: "Don't worry, mother. I am a tyrant in the eyes of countless people, and I wish to get rid of him as soon as possible. Even if I have one more sin, it doesn't matter."
"You..." The Queen Mother was so angry at this man's attitude that she couldn't find the right words to respond.
The mother and son stared at each other without giving in, and even the air around them became tense.
Both of them seemed to have forgotten about Concubine Rou who was kneeling on the ground. Even the Third Prince, who had been crying, seemed to realize that the atmosphere was wrong. He gradually calmed down and looked around curiously.
Little Yining, who was standing aside as a background, looked at this graceful old lady. The last time she came, she and her uncle were mad at each other, and in the end, she was so angry with her uncle that she lost her composure. It was the same today.
But my uncle would become strange in front of her, not as calm as usual.
Just at this moment, the little girl heard the sound of fast footsteps, coming from far away and approaching the Funing Palace where she was.
She couldn't help but look up, and saw a familiar figure appear outside the hall. The man didn't stop and hurried to his uncle.
This person ignored the subtle atmosphere in the palace and reported to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I have sent Elder Jiang back to the palace."
Sheng Jingchen raised his eyes and glanced at him, saying with disdain and sarcasm: "I thought that Chief Steward Pei was enjoying himself outside and forgot the way back to the palace."
Pei Dafu apologized with a smile and explained: "Your Majesty, you have wronged me. The one who is happy and unwilling to leave is Jiang Yuanlao. He refused to leave Tianshan Mountain. I persuaded him again and again, and finally sent him back to the palace."
The emperor glanced at him sideways with a half-smile, then sat up straight while he was served.
At this moment, Pei Dafu seemed to realize that the atmosphere in the hall was not right.
He hurriedly bent over, helped the furious empress dowager to sit down, and advised: "Empress Dowager, your majesty has not encountered any harm in Tianshan Mountain, and is now being praised by the people. Don't get angry about the Tianshan incident and hurt your health!"
The Queen Mother glared at him, then glanced at the other people in the hall, and finally suppressed her anger.
The tense atmosphere in the hall was broken up by Pei Dafu's few words.
He gently passed by Concubine Rou and the Third Prince on the ground, then his eyes fell on Xiao Yining and he gave her a wink.
Xiao Yining: (￣△￣;), are you asking her to be a tool to adjust the atmosphere?
However, on the way to the palace, a young eunuch told my uncle what happened on Tianshan Mountain.
The little kid rolled his eyes and asked with concern, "Grandpa Pei, are my father and uncle still on Tianshan Mountain?"
Pei Dafu's eyes were suddenly filled with smiles. He did not answer the little boy, but reported to the emperor again: "Your Majesty, I forgot to mention to you just now that Lin Yuzan and Wang Cheng have cleaned up the rubble of the statue, received 20 coins, and left the mountain."
The emperor had anticipated this, and nodded slightly without changing his expression, and ordered: "In this case, tell Jiang Tingsong to exempt these two from punishment."
Pei Dafu quickly responded and was about to leave when he was stopped by the Empress Dowager.
The Queen Mother looked at him in surprise and asked in disbelief, "Pei Dafu, it is not easy to clean up the rubble of this statue. How could these two people finish it in just a few hours?"
“Your Majesty, you don’t know that these two are very smart. They actually took the lead in grabbing the rubble. When the people who were paying homage saw this, they also followed suit and even fought over a few stones. There is no need to clean up these rubbles.” Pei Dafu replied hurriedly, and then he saluted and left like an NPC who had completed the same task.
When the Empress Dowager heard this, she thought about it for a moment and knew the reason.
She glanced at the emperor and saw his expression. It seemed like he didn't understand anything. She snorted coldly and said, "The emperor is still as naughty as ever."
Sheng Jingchen had had enough fun, and sneered, "Does your mother still think that the twenty cents I gave you are too little?"
Queen Mother: ...
After watching the whole process, Xiao Yining really wanted to shout "What a joke" to this awkward mother and son.
The emperor and the empress dowager had reconciled for the nth time, and their titles were changed again and again.
However, the Empress Dowager was still upset and the dissatisfaction in her heart was still like a thorn in her throat, but there was someone here who allowed her to vent her anger.
Concubine Rou, who had been kneeling on the ground for a long time, finally attracted attention again. She was the only one kneeling on the ground in the entire hall, and a deep sense of shame had already risen in her heart.
However, what she never expected was that what was waiting for her was not only the reprimand from the Empress Dowager, but also more severe punishment.